Vanessa Davis is an American illustrator, humorist, and cartoonist of alternative comic books.
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| Born | October 14, 1978 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Known for | Spaniel Rage (2005) Make Me a Woman (2010) |
She is best known for the autobiographical graphic novel Make Me A Woman and minicomic Spaniel Rage, published by Drawn & Quarterly.[1] Her comics have appeared in several anthologies, including Kramers Ergot, The Best American Comics, Stuck in the Middle, Papercutter, and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories. She earned a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.[2]
Davis' comics and illustrations are usually rendered in highly chromatic watercolors or in pencil. The stories they tell are taken from her diary and are candidly personal, witty and self-deprecating; centering on her youth, mother, relationships with men, and Jewish identity.[3] Her work has appeared in The New York Times,[4] Dissent,[5] and The Forward,[6] and she is a regular contributor to Tablet Magazine.[7] In 2009, she was awarded the Maisie Kukoc Award for Comics Inspiration,[1] and in 2017 the Terry Southern Prize for Humor for her eight-part series, Summer Hours, published in the Paris Review.[8]
Bibliography
edit- Summer Hours (self-published, 2016)
- Make Me a Woman (Drawn & Quarterly, 2010)
- Kitchen Conniption (self-published, 2010)
- Spaniel Rage (Buenaventura Press, 2005)
- reissued (Drawn & Quarterly, 2017)
References
edit- ^ a b Lightman, Sarah (2014). Graphic Details: Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 9780786465538.
- ^ Davies, Rachel (February 2, 2017). "Own Who You Are: An Interview With Vanessa Davis". Rookie.
- ^ "VANESSA DAVIS discusses and signs her graphic novel "MAKE ME A WOMAN"". Skylight Books. October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Opinion - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "All in the Family". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Davis Archives". The Forward. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Davis – Tablet Magazine – Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion". Tabletmag.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Alexia Arthurs Wins 2017 Plimpton Prize; Vanessa Davis Wins Terry Southern Prize". www.theparisreview.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
External links
edit- Official Vanessa Davis website
- Vanessa Davis on Tablet Magazine
- Vanessa Davis on Etsy
- "Summer Hours" comics series by Vanessa Davis